Texas Rangers victory parade will be midday Friday in Arlington Entertainment District

Arlington will celebrate the historic World Series win of the Texas Rangers with a parade on Friday afternoon.

City leaders will release more details about the “World Series Victory Parade” early Thursday, but the outdoors celebration will be in Arlington’s Entertainment District, home of Globe Life Field.

“It’s been a long awaited celebration,” said Susan Schrock, a spokeswoman for the city, when reached late Wednesday shortly after the Rangers pummeled the Arizona Diamondbacks.

This is a seminal moment for the city of Arlington, which has come into its own in recent years in the heart of the Metroplex with billions of dollars in investment in its sports and entertainment district, also home to that other beloved Texas team, the Dallas Cowboys.

The district is seeing a $295 million renovation of AT&T Stadium, which could well be host to the 2026 World Cup final match. Not to mention, a $550 million Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center, the $230 million National Medal of Honor Museum and the One Rangers Way luxury apartment complex.

The Rangers victory parade will start at 12:15 p.m. off Cowboys Way near Lot A and make its way up AT&T Way, then turns east on Road to Six Flags before finishing at Globe Life Field off Stadium Drive, according to the franchise.

The Rangers sent out this information late Wednesday night:

The events will take place in the Arlington Entertainment District and will be open free of charge to all fans. The parade is expected to begin at 12:15 p.m. with the entire team expected to participate. Following the parade, there will be a public ceremony in the North Plaza outside Globe Life Field adjacent to Texas Live! The ceremony will include remarks by Rangers’ executives, manager Bruce Bochy, and Rangers’ players. Bally Sports Southwest will provide complete broadcast coverage of the parade and ceremony.

As if the gods are smiling upon the World Series win (which, of course, we know they are), the weather will be perfect for the outdoors celebration — sunny with a high in the low 70s.

Here’s a map of the parade route:

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The celebration will be historic, indeed. This is the first World Series title for the franchise in its more than 50-year history.

The Rangers on Wednesday night defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 of the World Series. The Rangers won the series, 4-1.

Friday, when Texas fans will take to the streets to celebrate, would have been Game 6 at Globe Life Field if the Diamondbacks had won Wednesday.

One of the stars of the celebration Friday will no doubt be shortstop Corey Seager, who made MLB history when he was named World Series MVP for the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

Seager joined Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Sandy Koufax as the only players to win two World Series MVPs.

Seager became the first player to win World Series MVP for both an American League and a National League team. Seager batted .308 with six home runs and 12 RBIs throughout the playoffs.

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